Mahabharata 7.113.336 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 113, Shloka 336

Adhyāya 113: Karṇa–Bhīma Śaravarṣa and the Battlefield Aftermath (कर्णभीमशरवर्षः)

Devanagari script

कृतज्ञतां दयां चैव भ्रातुस्त्वमनुचिन्तय । “आपके भाई अर्जुनमें जो दैवीशक्ति, अस्त्रविद्याकी निपुणता, योग, युद्धस्थलमें अमर्ष, कृतज्ञता और दया आदि सदगुण हैं उनका आप बारंबार चिन्तन कीजिये

Transliteration

kṛtajñatāṁ dayāṁ caiva bhrātus tvam anucintaya |

Translation

Sañjaya dit : «Médite encore et encore sur les vertus de ton frère — sa gratitude et sa compassion.»

Word by Word

• कृतज्ञताम्: gratitude
• कृतज्ञताम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतज्ञता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दयाम्: compassion
• दयाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• भ्रातुः: of (your) brother
• भ्रातुः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• अनुचिन्तय: reflect upon/consider repeatedly
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-चिन्त्
• Form: Lot (Imperative), Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• brother (implied: Arjuna in the surrounding context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a violent conflict, one should keep ethical virtues in view—especially gratitude and compassion—recognizing that moral excellence is integral to true heroism and right conduct (dharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya, narrating events to Dhritarashtra, urges reflection on the brother’s qualities; in context this points to Arjuna’s noble traits, reminding the listener to judge the warrior not only by power but by character.